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Andrews Shaker Collection - Portland Museum of Art

7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
 Phone: (207) 775-6148

          

Oct 27 thru Feb 05, 2012. Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection tells the story of the first and most avid collectors of the Shaker art, Faith and Edward Deming Andrews. From the 1920s through the 1960s, the Andrews actively pursued Shaker objects, collecting mainly from the Shakers themselves. Through careful documentation and scholarship, the Andrews illuminated these materials and their collection has bequeathed to future generations the most comprehensive body of evidence on the culture of the United Society of Believers. The exhibition, comprised of more than 200 objects, is the most comprehensive collection of Shaker materials ever assembled and will feature the work of Shaker communities in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New York. Works on view include Shaker furniture, printed works, visual art, tools, textiles, and small crafts collected during four decades. Event #7246   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Searching for Me Art Exhibit - Portland Public Library

5 Monument Square
Portland, Maine 04101
 Phone: (207) 871-1700

          

Jan 12 thru Mar 01, 2012. The Portland Public Teen Library Team, in partnership with The Telling Room and Maine College of Art are proud to present the Searching for Me exhibit, featuring original art created by teens ages 12-19. The artwork and stories in Searching for Me were created by teens ages 12-19 at the Portland Public Library in December 2011 in collaboration with The Telling Room and Maine College of Art. Teens created silhouettes with Maine College of Art Students one week, and then filled the silhouettes with biographical stories the following week. Works from this collaboration will be on display in the Teen Room at the Portland Public Library from now until March 1, 2012. Event #7981   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Hooked Rug Exhibits - Saco Museum

371 Main Street
Saco, Maine 04072
 Phone: (207) 283-3861

          

Jan 13 thru Mar 24, 2012. Two Hooked Rug exhibits at the Saco Museum. All Marked Out celebrates the hooked rug innovator and entrepreneur Edward S. Frost, who launched a rug-pattern business right here in Biddeford, Maine, in the mid-19th-century. Originally presented at the Maine State Museum in 2006, Rugs All Marked Out features rugs, burlap patterns, and metal stencils from the Maine State Museum collection. The original exhibition will be enhanced with Frost rugs and patterns from the Saco Museum's own collections, all recent acquisitions. Also on view will be modern hooked rugs by members of the Maine Tin Pedlar, a group of local hooked rug artists named in honor of Frost. Both exhibitions will be on view at the Saco Museum January 14 through March 24, 2012. An opening reception for both exhibitions will take place at the Saco Museum on Friday, January 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This reception is free and open to the public. Event #7753   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Making Faces: Photo Portraits of Actors & Artists - Portland Museum of Art

7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
 Phone: (207) 775-6148

          

Jan 14 thru Apr 08, 2012. Two newly acquired portfolios by Berenice Abbott and Robert Doisneau, filled with portraits of famous artists and actors of the mid-20th century, prompted this look at the art of photographic portraiture. Drawn from the Museum's growing collection of celebrity portraits, the exhibition of 35 works will examine the way in which appearence, poses, and props help to define the public perception of an artist's work, whether it be on the stage or in a museum. Other photographers whose works will be on view include Philippe Halsman, with images of notable early television personalities such as Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Imogene Coca, and Jackie Gleason; and Barbara Morgan, whose photographs of the choreographer Martha Graham, capture the essence of modern dance. The exhibition will also feature portraits of some of Maine's leading artists including Andrew Wyeth, Stephen Etnier, Louise Nevelson, Robert Indiana, Brett Bigbee, and Dozier Bell, whose work will be on view in the Museum's third floor galleries. Event #7740   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Interpretations: Two Takes on Nature - Engine Exhibit Space

265 Main Street
Biddeford, Maine 04005
 Phone: (207) 229-3560

          

Jan 27 thru Feb 18, 2012. Engine presents "Interpretations: Two Takes on Nature" during the upcoming Biddeford ArtWalk on Friday, January 27 at 265 Main Street from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The show, open through February 18, will feature paintings and drawings by Gedy Moody of Biddeford Pool, and metal sculptures by Jac Ouellette of South Portland. Moody, a native of Bulgaria and part-time resident of Italy, is a graduate of the Boston Museum of Fine Art School. Often stirred by the many moods and vibrant colors of the varied landscapes and villages around her, Moody's work in "Interpretations" is inspired by the Biddeford shoreline. Ouellette, a graduate of the Maine College of Art, is a multi-media artist. Her current work encompasses metal sculptures, metal furniture, and landscapes in oil. Ouellette's large steel sculptures in "Interpretations" manage to be neither cold nor sharp-edged, but instead ripple with a bright, organic softness. Event #8070   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Portland First Friday Art Walk


Portland, Maine 04101
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Feb 03, 2012. Portland First Friday Art Walks are free, self-guided tours of local art galleries, art studios, museums, and alternative art venues on the First Friday of every month from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Event #5587   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Tanja Alexia Hollander: Are You Really My Friend? - Portland Museum of Art

7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
 Phone: (207) 775-6148

          

Feb 03 thru Jun 17, 2012. Facebook friendships exist in the nebulous world of cyberspace. Social networking creates a forum where we may connect or reconnect deeply with dear friends or become acquainted with new ones on a superficial level. What happens when we reach across real time and space to physically connect with these same "friends"? In her new exhibition, Maine artist Tanja Alexia Hollander examines that question; she collapses the intangibility of cyberspace by traveling around the world on a modern-day odyssey to actually visit her 600 (and growing) Facebook friends. In this rich and multi-dimensional project, Hollander photographs her Facebook friends, prints images on paper, and exhibits the prints on gallery walls, causing her cyber-friend connections to become real and personal. Hollander's process will be explored by encouraging interaction through visitor comments and an ever-changing installation of portraits through the run of the exhibition. Are viewers supposed to acknowledge the artist's creativity, photographic skill, and role within the tradition of portraiture, or should we instead critique the management of her Facebook page? This exhibition is the fifth in a series of exhibitions. Open reception is on Friday, Feb. 3 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Event #7741   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Five Rivers Arts Alliance Relaunch Event - Frontier, Fort Andross

14 Maine Street
Brunswick, Maine 04011
 Phone: (207) 725-5222

          

Feb 08, 2012. Five Rivers Arts Alliance will be introducing their new team, & structure along with the launch of their new website at their first meeting of 2012 to be held on February 8 at 5 p.m., at the Frontier, Fort Andross, Brunswick. In an effort to better serve the creative community and those who support it, Five Rivers Art Alliance, has recommitted itself to strong community connections and service in promoting the arts. Plans are in place to offer members additional benefits and greater exposure. The new website will have a section exclusive to members. The primary function of the organization and the website will continue to be "Connecting Regional Arts, Culture and Heritage with the Community." We invite all to join us on February 8th to learn more about our Vision for the Future of Five Rivers Arts Alliance for 2012. We encourage your input and look forward to your support. Event #8076   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

The Way We Were - Engine Exhibit Space

265 Main Street
Biddeford, Maine 04005
 Phone: (207) 229-3560

          

Feb 10 thru Feb 18, 2012. "The Way We Were" is an exhibition of community photographs of life and culture in Biddeford prior to the 1970s. The exhibit, which opens Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and goes through February 18, is running in tandem with the new winter festival La Fete d'Hiver, and will be co-curated by longtime city councilor and former Unite Here Local 305T president Pete Lamontagne alongside Engine executive director Tammy Ackerman. If you'd like to submit your photos, please email Tammy Ackerman or call (207) 229 3560. Event #8071   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Author Carl Little & Artist Eric Hopkins - Thos. Moser Gallery

149 Main Street
Freeport, Maine 04032
 Phone: (207) 865-4519

          

Feb 15 thru May 01, 2012. Author and artist reading at Thos. Moser Gallery in Freeport. Reception and book signing on Feb. 15 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. with Carl Little, author of Eric Hopkins: Above and Beyond and artist, Eric Hopkins. Also exhibition featuring new works by Eric Hopkins, James Mullen and Colin Page. Event #8075   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Leonardo Live in HD - Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center

18 Bradley Street
Fryeburg, Maine 04037
 Phone: (207) 935-9232

          

Feb 16, 2012. Art lovers will be able to experience this satellite-delivered HD presentation of the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition "Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan," captured at the U.K. National Gallery. The historic exhibition is sold out in London and, due to the fragility of the paintings, the exhibition cannot tour. Tickets: $18-Adults, $15-Seniors (65+) and $10-Students. Screening at 7:30 p.m. Event #7972   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist - Portland Museum of Art

7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
 Phone: (207) 775-6148

          

Feb 23 thru May 28, 2012. Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist will be the first comprehensive exhibition at the Museum devoted to the 19th-century French master Edgar Degas and his works on paper. Comprised of more than 70 drawings, prints, pastels, and photographs as well as several sculptures, the exhibition will provide an insightful exploration of the oeuvre of one of the most skilled and complex artists in art history. In addition to masterworks by Degas, the exhibition will include a select group of rare works on paper by artists of his circle, including captivating works by Mary Cassatt, Paul Cezanne, Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. To add even greater depth to the exhibition, generous loans to the Museum from major benefactor Scott M. Black including Degas's Portrait of Alexis Rouart (1895) and from Les Otten including Degas's Fourth Position in front on the left leg will be part of the installation. Paintings and drawings by Jane Sutherland, a contemporary New England artist greatly inspired by Degas, will add yet another dimension to the exhibition. Event #7742   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Biddeford ArtWalk


Biddeford, Maine
Phone: (207) 229-3560

          

Feb 24, 2012. Biddeford's ArtWalk, featuring local and Maine artists, will be held every final Friday of the month in various venues downtown and in the mills. The remaining dates in 2012 are February 24, March 30, April 27, May 25, June 29, July 27, August 31, September 28, October 26, November 30, and December 28. For more info click the Title link above or email info@biddefordartwalk.com. Starts at 5 p.m. Event #5348   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

MERC: Mainers Recycling Cardboard - Engine Exhibit Space

265 Main Street
Biddeford, Maine 04005
 Phone: (207) 229-3560

          

Feb 24 thru Mar 31, 2012. Artists are busy creating 2D and 3D works out of corrugated cardboard for MERC: Mainers Recycling Cardboard, an exhibit opening at Engine Exhibit Space on February 24 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and running through March 31, to help create awareness for the importance of recycling. Biddeford Recycling Center is a sponsor of the event, donating cardboard for artists. Event #8072   Map + Directions   |   Report Update